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LOOSE SHEET HOLDER.

(Application filed Bu. 81, 1900.)

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( NITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JUNIUS B. IRVING, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOJOSEPH D. HAVENS, OF SAME PLACE.

LOOSE-SHEET HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 681,653, dated August27, 1901.

Application filed March 31, 1900. Serial No. 10,900. (No model.)

To on whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J UNIUS B. IRVING, a citizen of the United States,residing in Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri,have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Loose-SheetHolders, of which the following is a specification, ref erence being hadtherein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to improvements in loose-sheet holders.

It has for its object the providing of a holder to be used for retainingloose sheetssuch as invoices, bills, &c.in a shape convenient forinspection, while at the same time permitting the ready extraction orinsertion of one or more sheets within the holder. With most of suchsheet-holders as are com-. monly used inspection of the extreme upperend of the sheet is rendered diflicult and the insertion or extractionof single sheets is accomplished with considerable trouble. With myinvention this annoying feature is wholly obviated.

.My invention provides two sheet-holding members hinged together in sucha manner that one member may be swung so as to remove it wholly fromcovering the sheets held in the holder, thereby permitting inspection ofthe whole length of the loose sheets and the insertion or removal of oneor more sheets without disturbing the others.

My invention provides further means by which the members are retainedwhen swung to the open position and means for holding them together whenin the closed position.

My invention provides further certain novel and useful features ofconstruction hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate my invention, Figure 1represents a plan view showing the members in the open position. Fig. 2represents a vertical sectional view taken on the dotted line Ct 19 ofFig. 1. In this figure the loose sheets are representedbydottedlines. Inthisviewthesheetholding members are shown in the closed position. Fig. 3represents a similar view to that shown in Fig. 2, the cover, however,being shown in the closed position. Fig. 4 represents a View similar tothat shown in Fig.

2, excepting that the members are shown in the fully-open position. Fig.5 represents a central vertical sectional view of the hinge employed incarrying out .the principles of my invention. In this view the hinge isshown in the open position, the. spring resting upon the barrel orcylindrical part of the opposite member. Fig. 6 represents one form ofpintle used with a hinge of my invention. Fig. 7 represents an end Viewof the hinge.

Fig. 8 represents a view similar to that shown in Fig. 5, excepting thatthe hinge is shown in the closed position. Fig. 9 represents a plan viewof the hinge in the open position.

Similar letters of reference indicate similar parts.

A indicates the stationary sheet-holding member, which may be of anysuitable material having some rigidity,preferably. Cardboard is anacceptable material for general use. 13 indicates the swingingsheet-holding member. The two members have a swinging or a hingeconnection with each other, comprising, preferably, two hinges,(indicated in a general way in the drawings by the letter 0.) Each hingeconsists of two members designated, respectively, by D and E. They areformed in the ordinary manner, with the following novel exceptions: Thetwo parts D and E are each provided with the ordinary barrel orcylindrical shaped portions, in which the pintle F is located, on whichthe parts swing in a pivotal manner. The part D is provided with aspring portion G, which is adapted to lie with considerable pressureupon the barrel portion of the part E and serves as abrake forpreventing pivotal movement between the two parts of the hinge. Thespring G extends beyond the outer periphery of the pintle F and isadapted to enter a notch provided in the pintle F and indicated by H atsuch times as the part E has been swung into the closed position. Acorresponding notch I is provided in the barrel portion of the part E,so that when the said part is in the closed position, as shown in Figs.2, 3, and 8, the spring will have a pressure exerted upon the said parttending to force it toward the part D and resisting any tendency of theparts to regain the open position. It will be noted that the outer endof the spring G when the parts are in the closed position extendsconsiderably beyond the outer periphery of the pintle. It is designed tohave the spring extend, as shown in Figs. 1 and 9, to near the center ofthe pintle, so that in swinging the part E of the hinge the end of thespring will not cut into or abrade the material composing the part E.The spring G is preferably integral with the part D; but it may be aseparate piece, if desired. The member A is secured in any dosirablemanner to the parts D of the hinges. The part E of the hinge is providedat a suitable distance from the cylindrical portion with a right-angledextension J. The said extension is disposed upwardly, as shown, and themember B is secured rigidly in any desired manner to the twoextensionswith which the two hinges are provided.

To the upper end of the member B, as viewed in Fig. 4, is hinged a flapor cover K by means of a strip, preferably of leather or cloth andindicated by L. To prevent the cover being stripped from the leatherhinge, I find it desirable to provide a supplemental hinge or strip M,disposed upon the opposite side of the cover and inner side of themember B. This strip M is of thin material, such as cloth, and does notprevent the ends of the cover and the member B from abutting againsteach other when the cover is swung against the member B in the closedposition. The entire structure may be covered over with a cloth binding,if desired, to give the holder a suitable appearance.

In operating my invention the cover or flap K is first swung into theposition shown in Fig. 2 and then by forcing it farther rearward it willbear upon the upper side of the member 13, causing it to swing together,with the parts E of the hinges into the position shown in Fig. 4, orwhat I term the open position. The springs G, bearing upon the parts E,will hold the parts in position, and the loose sheets may be inserted,extracted, or examined at will. To close the device, the cover is swungforward'until its hinged end abuts against the upper edge of the memberB, which by continued forcing forward of the cover will be forced toswing on the hinges C until the springs G enter the notches I of theparts E of the hinges. The tension of the said springs will then tend tofurther close the parts and also resist their separation, and themembersAand B will be forced tightly together and will hold such sheetsas may be inserted between them. For general inspection the cover K maybe swung upon the hinge-strip L into the position shown in Fig. 2. If itis desired to insert a sheet, to extract, or to examine one more fully,the operation above described may be resorted to.

If desired, the pintle may be composed of two pieces instead of a singlenotched one. Such a construction is shown in Fig. 9, the two parts ofthe pintle being shown in dotted lines. In such a modification the innerends of the parts composing the pintle should not extend beyond thenotch with which the part E is provided. A recess will thus be providedwhich will be the equivalent of the notch in the pintle and will permitthe spring Gr to rest upon the part E when the hinge is in the closedposition. Various other modifications in construction may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is

1. In a loose-sheet holder, the combination with two sheet-holdingmembers, of a hinge connecting them comprising two parts havingcylindrically-formed portions embracing a common pintle, a notch beingprovided in the cylindrical portion of one part of the hinge, and aspring on the other part normally bearing upon the cylindrical portionof the opposite part and adapted to enter the notch when the membershave been swung toward each other to a certain position, substantiallyas described.

2. In a loose-sheet holder, the combination with two sheet-holdingmembers, of a hinge .connecting them comprising two parts embracing acommon pintle, the pintle being provided with a notch, and one of theparts of the hinge being also provided with a notch, and a spring on theother part adapted to enter the two notches when the members have beenswung to a certain position, substan tially as described.

3. The combination with two sheet-holding members, of a cover hinged toone of the members, a hinge connecting the two members comprising twoparts having cylindric ally-formed portions embracing a common pintle, anotch being provided in the cylin= drical portion of one part of thehinge, and a spring on the other part adapted to enter the said notchwhen the members have been swung to a certain position, substantially asdescribed.

4. The combination with two sheet-holding members, of a hinge connectingthe two mem-- bers comprising two parts having cylindrically-formedportions embracing a common pintle, a spring on one part which bearsupon and resists rotation of the other part on the pintle when themembers are swung to a certain position, and means by which the springtends to rotate the said part when the members are in a differentposition, substantially ally as described.

5. The combination with two sheet-holding members, of a plurality ofhinges connecting the two members each hinge comprising two parts havingcylindrically-formed portions means by which the spring tends to rotatethe said part when the members are in a different position,substantially as described.

6. The combination with two sheet-holding members of a plurality ofhinges connecting them, each hinge comprising two parts havingcylindrically-formed portions embracing a common pintle, a notch in thecylindrical part of one part, and a spring on the other part adapted toengage the said notch when the members have been swung to a certainposition, substantially as described.

7. The combination with two sheet-holding members, of a hinge connectingthe two members comprising two parts having cylindrically-formedportions embracing a common pintle, a notch in the cylindrical part ofone part, and a spring on the other part adapted to enter the said notchwhen the members have been swung to a certain position, substantially asdescribed.

8. The combination with two sheet-holding members, of ahinge connectingthe two members comprising two parts having cylindrically-formedportions embracing a common pintle, a notch in the cylindrical part ofone part and a resilient tongue integral with the other part and adaptedto enter the said notch when the members have been swung to a certainposition, but bearing upon and serving to prevent rotation of theopposite part when the members have been swung to a position in whichthe tongue is disengaged from the said notch, substantially asdescribed.

' 9. The combination with two sheet-holding members, of a plurality of.hinges connecting them, each hinge comprising two parts havingcylindrically-formed portions embracing a common pintle, a notch in thecylindrical part of one part, and a resilient tongue on the other partadapted to engage the said notch when the members have been swung to acertain position, substantially as described.

10. 'lhe combination with two sheet-holding members, of a plurality ofhinges connecting them, each hinge comprising two parts havingcylindrically-formed portions embracing a common pintle, a notch in thecylindrical part of one part, and a resilient tongue integral with theother part and adapted to engage the said notch when the members havebeen swung to a certain position, substantially as described.

11. The combination with two sheet-holding members, of a cover hinged toone of the members, a plurality of hinges connecting the two members,each hinge comprising two parts having cylindrically-formed portionsembracing a common pintle, a notchin the cylindrical part of one part,and a resilient tongue on the other part adapted to engage the saidnotch when the members have been swung to a certain position,substantially as described.

12. The combination with two sheet-holding members, of a cover hinged toone of the members, a plurality of hinges connecting the two members,each hinge comprising two parts having cylindrically-formed portionsembracing a common pintle, a notch being being provided in thecylindrical part of one part of each hinge, and a spring on the otherpart adapted to enter the said notch when the members have been swung toa certain position, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JUN IUS B. IRVING. lVitnesses:

WARREN D. I-Ioosn, D. W. 0. House.

